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Styling Chart Elements

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RadChart offers a set of properties to modify the look and feel of its elements. See those elements marked on the image below consider the table showing where their customization properties are located in the chart properties grid.

WinForms RadChart Styling Chart Elements

ElementProperties
a. Chart TitleElements -> ChartTitle -> Appearance
Elements -> ChartTitle -> TextBlock
b. LegendElements -> Legend -> Appearance
c. Legend TextBlock (Legend Title)Elements -> Legend -> TextBlock
d. Y AxisPlotArea -> YAxis -> Appearance
e. Y Axis Label (Axis Title)PlotArea -> YAxis -> AxisLabel
f. Y Axis Major TickPlotArea -> YAxis -> Appearance -> MajorTick
g. Y Axis Major GridLinePlotArea -> YAxis -> Appearance -> MajorGridLines
h. Y Axis Minor TickPlotArea -> YAxis -> Appearance -> MinorTicк
i. Y Axis Minor GridLinePlotArea -> YAxis -> Appearance -> MinorGridLines
j. Y Axis Label (Digit)PlotArea -> YAxis -> Appearance -> LabelAppearance
k. X AxisPlotArea -> XAxis -> Appearance
l. X Axis Label (Axis Title)PlotArea -> XAxis -> AxisLabel
m. X Axis Major TickPlotArea -> XAxis -> Appearance -> MajorTick
n. X Axis Major GridLinePlotArea -> XAxis -> Appearance -> MajorGridLines
o. X Axis Label (Digit)PlotArea -> XAxis -> Appearance -> LabelAppearance
p. Series 1Data -> Series -> [series name] -> Appearance -> Appearance
q. Series 2Data -> Series -> [series name] -> Appearance -> Appearance
r. Series Item LabelData -> Series -> [series name] -> Appearance -> Appearance -> TextAppearance
s. PlotAreaElements -> PlotArea -> Appearance

Common Appearance Properties

All chart elements have common appearance settings, which are:

  • Border – border width, color and style

  • Corners – corner style and size

  • Dimensions – width, height, margin, padding

  • FillStyle – background color, image and gradients

  • Position

  • Shadow – color, distance and position

  • Visible – true or false

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Common Appearance Properties
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